Highlights
- Johnny Galecki was shocked and concerned after Roseanne Barr's racist tweet, as he knew it would affect the show and put people's jobs in danger.
- Galecki still cares about his former co-star and believes the tweet isn't something she would have tolerated in the past.
- Despite his emotional return to Roseanne, Galecki declined a return for The Conners due to his busy schedule, disappointing fans who wanted to see him back on the show.
Looking back at his career, Johnny Galecki was able to achieve lots of success thanks to television. His obvious fame came from The Big Bang Theory, but Roseanne also proved to be a great launching pad for the actor.
In the following, we're going to take a closer look at why things didn't work out for Galecki in terms of a return to Roseanne, and why his feelings towards Roseanne Barr changed. It looks like a certain tweet changed Galecki's thought process, and the actor was very concerned for his co-star's well-being at the time.
Let's take a closer look at how the tweet damaged Galecki's relationship with Roseanne, and so much more.
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Johnny Galecki Took Exception To Roseanne Barr's Racist Tweet
Roseanne Barr's return to television got off to a tremendous start. However, following a disturbing tweet regarding Valerie Jarrett, things came crashing down for Barr. Johny Galecki changed his career alongside Barr, and was put on the radar in Hollywood thanks to the show. Galecki even said in the past that he had the best role models to look after thanks to the show.
However, Galecki was "shocked" over the Roseanne Barr racist tweet scandal.
The actor revealed, "That first day when that horrible, horrible tweet of hers went out, I was angry, and not just ‘cause it was such a fiercely, ugly thing to say ... but I knew that they were gearing up to do a another year on the show and how many other people's jobs that affected and put into danger," Galecki said on BuzzFeed News’ Profile. "Then I was worried, because honestly I don’t know her to be a person that would say such a thing."
Even after the fact, Galecki was still concerned about his former co-star. "I know that when I knew her well, a comment like that isn’t something she would’ve tolerated."
"I'm still really shocked over it," he added. " It’s a very strange sensation when you're pissed at the same person you’re concerned about."
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It was a tough situation for Galecki, especially given how emotional the actor was about making his return to Roseanne all those years later.
Johnny Galecki Was Emotional When He Finally Returned To Roseanne Years Later
Galecki guest-starring on Roseanne was "very surreal and emotional" process for the actor. Galecki was particularly shocked by how similar everything was all those years later.
“I was excited to see everyone in the same room again but what I wasn’t expecting was walking onto that set again, which the designers recreated to a T.”
"The little things like the knobs on the stove, it’s just weird how it opened up your brain to memories you didn’t even realize existed in your psyche. It was very, very surreal and emotional and celebratory. It was like going to your 20th high school reunion except all the people are your heroes, not the bullies.”
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Galecki had a blast during his return and was open to potentially doing more on the series. However, it wasn't meant to be, unreleated to reasons because of Roseanne Barr.
Johnny Galecki Declined A Return For The Conners
Executive producers Bruce Helford and Dave Caplan did make a pitch for Johnny Galecki to return. At that point, his schedule was a little more flexible given that The Big Bang Theory had come to an end. Nonetheless, Galecki declined and stayed off the map.
The producers revealed, “We even approached [Galecki] for this episode, to be honest with you,” Helford told TVLine. “It was just one of those things where it didn’t work out — and like you say, he’s certainly taking a step away, taking a breather, and we understand that. But we have to deal with what’s going on in the Conners’ lives, so we just decided this was the time [to address David’s absence].”
“The last time Johnny was here, he really went out of his way to say how much he loved not only the legacy of the show, but what we’re doing with The Conners,” Caplan added. “He’s a big fan, and he loved being on the show. But real life tends to take priority, and if he needs to step away, we all respect that.”
“We’re approaching the grand bow of the show, maybe next season or whatever, and there’s only so long we can go [without seeing David]. And Johnny is just too busy. We love him, and he would love to be doing stuff with us, but it just hasn’t worked out scheduling wise.”
Fans would've loved to see another return from Johnny but, ultimately, it wasn't meant to be.
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